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Santiniketan, May 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India and Bangladesh are separate nations but attached with cultural ties which are defined by several public policies. While attending the convocation ceremony of the Vishwa Bharti University along with Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Prime Minister Modi identified the

New Delhi, May 25: Popular Front of India General Secretary M. Mohammed Ali Jinnah in a statement, has condemned police firing against protesters who were demanding the closure of the Sterlite Copper Unit in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu and called for a judicial inquiry into the incident that left at least 11 people dead. “Evidences are emerging that the firing was preplanned and intended to

Agartala, May 24: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Wednesday that Goods and Services Tax (GST) and demonetisation were "revolutionary steps" taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi towards making the nation corruption free. Praising Prime Minister Modi for introducing various central schemes for the development of the country, the Vice President said, "With the introduction of GST and

Beijing, May 24: China on Thursday dismissed as "shocking" and "baseless" a media report that President Xi Jinping has asked Pakistan to explore ways to relocate JuD chief Hafiz Saeed to a West Asian country amid mounting international pressure to act against him for his links with terror groups. According to the report, a close aide of Pakistan Prime Minister said that Xi made the suggestion to

Thiruvananthapuram, May 24: With 10 deaths due to the deadly Nipah virus being reported so far from northern Kerala, the state government on Wednesday issued an advisory, asking travellers to avoid visiting the four districts of Kozhikode, Malappuram, Waynad and Kannur. "Travelling to any part of Kerala is safe. However, if travellers wish to be extra cautious, they may avoid the four districts"

Bengaluru, May 23: The swearing-in ceremony of newly elected Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Wednesday marked a rare occasion where opposition parties from all over the country set aside their differences to join hands in a show of might against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre. Notable opposition leaders present at the Vidhan Soudha were Congress' Sonia Gandhi and Rahul

Mumbai, May 23: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray was invited for the swearing-in ceremony of H D Kumaraswamy as Karnataka chief minister, but "politely declined" as he was busy with campaigning for the upcoming Palghar Lok Sabha bypoll in the state, a senior party leader said on Wednesday. Former prime minister and JD(S) leader H D Deve Gowda called Thackeray on Tuesday and extended an invite for

New Delhi, May 23: The Congress Party on Wednesday released a poster on the completion of four years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi led-government at the Centre, depicting a number of its failures in governance. Termed as 'Vishwashghaat' (betrayal), the poster was released by senior Congress leaders Ashok Gehlot and Randeep Singh Surjewala in the national capital. "There is a sense of fear and

New Delhi, May 23: Amid rising criticism over steep hike in fuel prices, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today claimed it was possible to cut up to Rs 25 per litre in petrol prices but the government will not do so. In a series of tweets, the former finance minister said the bonanza to central government is Rs 25 on every litre of petrol and this money rightfully belongs to the average

Thoothukudi, May 23: The Madurai bench of Madras High Court on Wednesday stayed the construction of a new copper smelter by the Sterlite copper mining industry in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi. On Tuesday, 11 people were killed and more than 65 other injured during protests against the construction of the new copper unit. The locals are up in arms against the construction of the copper plant, claiming